:09:03
Would you like me to tell you
what happened in that case?
:09:09
I would indeed.
:09:11
You say you were a retainer
of the former Fukushima Clan in Hiroshima?
:09:17
That is correct.
:09:18
I served the former
Lord Masanori Fukushima of Hiroshima.
:09:22
My name is Motome Chijiiwa.
:09:26
What is the nature of your visit?
:09:29
After the fall of my master's house,
:09:31
I moved here to Edo
and found shelter in a back-alley tenement.
:09:36
While eking out a meager living,
:09:39
I sought connections
for employment with a new master.
:09:44
But try as I might,
we live in times of peace...
:09:49
and my every effort has been in vain.
:10:02
So now it seems it's our turn.
:10:07
How shall we respond?
:10:10
Let me think.
:10:14
It's amazing how such foolishness
can take hold.
:10:17
Blame it on what
the Sengoku Clan did.
:10:20
Say what you will, that was a mistake.
- I disagree, Yazaki.
:10:24
That's not necessarily true.
- Why not?
:10:27
The fellow who went to the Sengoku house
was serious about disemboweling himself.
:10:33
There was nothing dishonorable
about his intent.
:10:35
Precisely because
they were touched by his sincerity,
:10:39
the Sengoku house decided
to take him in as a back-room retainer.
:10:45
That was good.
They made the right decision in that case.
:10:49
The problem
:10:51
is the shameless imitators
who have followed.
:10:56
They have no intention whatsoever
of performing harakiri,
:10:59
and just because they're hurting a little
for food and clothing,